Age and Gender Differences in Medicare Expenditures and Service Utilization at the End of Life for Lung Cancer Decedents

Shugarman, Lisa R.; Bird, Chloe E.; Schuster, Cynthia R.; Lynn, Joanne

doi:10.1016/j.whi.2008.02.008

« Previous Next »Women's Health Issues
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 199-209, May 2008

Age and Gender Differences in Medicare Expenditures and Service Utilization at the End of Life for Lung Cancer Decedents

Lisa R. Shugarman, PhD
- RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California
- Lisa R. Shugarman, PhD, is a health services researcher and gerontologist with the RAND Corporation in Santa Monica, CA. She works extensively on policy issues related to Medicare, disparities in health care, long-term care, and health care at the end of life.
- Correspondence to: Lisa R. Shugarman, PhD, 1776 Main Street, PO Box 2138, Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138.
Chloe E. Bird, PhD
- RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California
- Chloe E. Bird, PhD, is a sociologist with interests in how social contexts shape health and health trajectories. In her new book, Gender and Health: The Effects of Constrained Choice and Social Policies, she and her coauthor Patricia Rieker integrate social and biological models to improve understanding of how differences in men's and women's lives contribute to differences in their health.
Cynthia R. Schuster, MPP
- RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California
- Cynthia R. Shuster, MPP, was a research assistant at the RAND Corporation in Santa Monica, CA, while completing this manuscript. Her research interests are in public healthcare programs and issues of equity.
Joanne Lynn, MD, MS
- RAND Corporation, Arlington, Virginia
- Joanne Lynn, MD, MA, MS, was a health services researcher and geriatrician at RAND in Arlington, VA, at the time of this work. She is now Medical Officer in the Quality Measurement and Health Assessment Group, Office of Clinical Standards and Quality, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in Baltimore, Maryland. Her work has focused upon improving care for persons living with eventually fatal chronic conditions.